Irreverence isn't bigotry, because ideas and beliefs are not people.

[Dorian Gray]

3. They may not deserve

respect, but they also don't deserve disrespect. They don't deserve anything.

I think that I am a flawed human being, and I probably have some prejudices, but I try to think about the experiences and realities of everyone around me and not immediately declare that they are stupid or dumb for believing as they do. Sure, sometimes I think it, but I try to re-think why I think that way.

Anyhow, in the end, I love irreverential humor, so I guess irreverence doesn't actually bother me too much, but I can see why it bothers other people. And I do think that we all (in the Religion group) need to listen to why other people are bothered by what we say and consider whether we want to say it. Some of us like the argument. Some of us like to get one liner digs in. Some of us want to try to reach some sort of middle ground or understanding. Some of us are just tired of the same old arguments day in and day out and don't post nearly as much as we used to.